Mansaray Surname

3,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Mansaray Surname User-submission:

In Mandinka (Mandingo), the word Mansa means 'sultan' (king) or 'emperor'.

It is particularly associated with the Keita Dynasty of the Mali Empire, which dominated West Africa from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century.

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Mansaray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone177,4821:408
Gambia1,6171:1,190167
United States1,0091:359,22632,054
England5371:103,75810,896
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Liberia4821:9,1461,030
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Canada981:375,97533,576
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Spain421:1,113,14439,565
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Greece151:738,65380,079
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Norway91:571,36544,190
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Finland71:785,24338,644
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Belize11:355,4743,977
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Mansaray (78) may also be a first name.

Mansaray Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Mandinka (Mandingo), the word Mansa means 'sultan' (king) or 'emperor'.

It is particularly associated with the Keita Dynasty of the Mali Empire, which dominated West Africa from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century.

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Mansaray Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mansaray Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mansaray (Hindi: मन्साराय, Marathi: मन्साराय) is carried by more people in Sierra Leone than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mansaray? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mansaray is the 3,100th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 40,021 people. The last name Mansaray is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Mansaray live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Mansaray is also the 1,091,646th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 78 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 177,482 people, or 1 in 40. Not including Sierra Leone Mansaray occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in The Gambia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Mansaray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mansaray surname are 40.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 93.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Mansaray earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 24.89% less than the national average, earning 259,957 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning $37,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.27% less than the national average, earning $32,656 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mansarray9432/
Manssaray948/
Mansaraye941/
Mansauray941/
Mansara93235/
Mansary93132/
Mansarayat898/
Manjaray88215/
Mainsara8864/
Manssary8841/
Manseray8810/
Manshary8810/
Mamsaray8810/
Mansarat887/
Mansarey885/
Mansaras885/
Manssara884/
Mansoray883/
Mansiara883/
Manshara882/
Mansarau881/
Monsaray881/
Mansarry881/
Mansarae881/
Mansarah881/
Mansarai881/
Manzaray881/
Mansariya8215/
Manjharay8210/
Mainssara826/
Mansaraai821/
Mainsaraa821/
Mansaraij821/
Mansarawe821/
Mainsarra821/
Hmansarad821/
Manzarayo820/
Mansare8048,835/
Mansari802,272/
Mansora801,941/
Mansory80910/
Mansaré80680/
Manzara80634/
Mansera80418/
Manjara80162/
Mancara8081/
Manjary8042/
Monsara8013/
Manzary807/
Mancary804/
Mansery802/
Mansarè802/
Mamsary801/
Monsary801/
Mahansariy783/
Mainsuiray783/
Mansarraja781/
Mansoura755,639/
Mansoury751,206/
Mansoory75474/
Mansotra75338/
Manzhara75176/
Manserra75169/
Mansoora75164/
Mansiera75113/
Manshari75103/
Manzaraz7575/
Manzarra7558/
Manzaras7557/
Manjarra7553/
Mandjara7535/
Mansauri7518/
Manjaras7517/
Monsarat7513/
Manseira7512/
Mansehra7512/
Manssare7512/
Monseray758/
Mansarui757/
Mansaree756/
Manjarat756/
Manjaraz756/
Monsaraz756/
Manjarau756/
Manchara754/
Mansgari754/
Manseera753/
Manjarai753/
Mangiara752/
Manzarai752/
Monsaras752/
Mansares752/
Mansorah752/
Moonsara752/
Maansare751/
Manchary751/
Manceray751/
Manjaara751/
Manjaraj751/
Mannsari751/
Mansarez751/
Mansargi751/
Manseery751/
Manserey751/
Manshery751/
Mansario751/
Monseary751/
Maunjara751/
Masnsari751/
Manjarap751/
Mancarey751/
Mansarit751/
Manshera751/
Mansiari751/
Mansiora751/
Manssera751/
Mansuira751/
Manjhara751/
Mansorey751/
Manssory751/
Mansorai751/
Manseura751/
Mahansariya7429/
Monsarrat71756/
Mandziara71232/
Manssoura71176/
Manxharaj71118/
Maansaari7145/
Manshoory7123/
Mansourah719/
Manjariya717/
Manchaary716/
Manjarraz716/
Manshoury714/
Mansouraj714/
Mansourai713/
Mansarrez712/
Mansharih712/
Monssarat712/
Mandjarra712/
Mandzhara711/
Mahansari711/
Mainshari711/
Manjarras711/
Mansahari711/
Mansierra711/
Mannsoura711/
Masinjara711/
Manjaraph711/
Mansarres711/
Mansarrit711/
Mansharis711/
Manshehra711/
Manssarit711/
Meinssara711/
Mansouriy711/
Matnsarip711/
Manshoraz711/
Monsaratt710/
Manjare6712,289/
Manjari672,426/
Manzari672,382/
Mansori672,065/
Manseri671,756/
Mancari671,455/
Manzera67136/
Manjora67105/
Manzare6789/
Mansore6756/
Monsera6752/
Manzora6746/
Moncary6728/
Monsarratt6710/
Mancora679/
Mansere679/
Manzery679/
Monjara677/
Monsora677/
Momsara676/
Moncara675/
Mancare673/
Monsari673/
Manzará672/
Mansouraji672/
Mamsari672/
Matinsaari672/
Manjory672/
Monsory672/
Mamjara671/
Mandzhariy671/
Mansouraia671/
Monsare671/
Manjariyas671/
Monssarrat671/
Manssourah671/
Manxora671/
Mansorj671/

Mansaray Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mansaray in the Hindi language
मन्सारायmansaraya-
Mansaray in the Marathi language
मन्सारायmansaraya-

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